AeroTEC - Aerospace Testing Engineering & Certification Inc. · 6 days ago
AEROSPACE ENGINEER SYSTEM SAFETY - Contractor / Consultant
Seattle Engineering Center - SEC - Seattle, WA 98108
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expAeroTEC is a company that provides comprehensive aerospace engineering services to customers in aircraft design, test, and certification. The Aerospace Engineer - Systems Safety III role involves supporting safety assessments of aircraft systems and components, ensuring compliance with safety requirements, and managing safety artifacts for certification.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Generate and manage safety requirements, at appropriate levels, to ensure design integrity
Create validation and verification (V&V) plans specifically for safety requirements
Assess compliance of systems, components, and installations against safety requirements
Conduct comprehensive safety analyses in accordance with SAE ARP4761A, including:
Aircraft and System Functional Hazard Assessments (AFHA/SFHA)
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMECA) and Summary (FMES)
Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSA) and System Safety Assessments (SSA), including Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) at the unit, system, and aircraft levels
Common Cause Analysis (CCA) including Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA), Particular Risk Analysis (PRA), and Common Mode Analysis (CMA)
Understand the interdependencies between safety artifacts and other engineering activities (e.g., requirements, design, and testing) within the product development lifecycle
Communicate the system needs to internal and external consumers of the design
Knowledge of the system engineering development process, including requirements development and management per SAE ARP4754B
Experience working in safety-specific tools such as CAFTA or RELEX, as well as Microsoft Office (Intermediate Excel required)
Build safety artifacts required to show compliance for certification of civil aircraft under 14 CFR Parts 23, 25, 27, and/or 29
Review and support development and execute Certification Plans
Coordinate with certification authorities to seek clarification on requirements
Review certification guidance material (e.g., Advisory Circulars) and incorporate necessary guidance into safety strategies
Participate in Systems Design Reviews to ensure safety is integrated from conceptual design through final integration
Analyze mechanical or system failures to determine root cause and develop corrective actions based on safety principles
Coordinate with customers and suppliers to review technical data, safety processes, and design compliance
Communicate system safety needs and constraints to both internal and external design consumers
Compare design solutions specifically through the lens of safety and risk mitigation
Complete special projects and tasks assigned by Group Lead
Qualification
Required
Four (4) year degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems)
Five (5+) years of Aerospace Engineering experience
Proven experience across much of the product development lifecycle
Experience in Mechanical Systems, Avionics, Flight Control Systems, Landing Gear, Hydraulics, or similar complex aircraft systems
Knowledge of the system engineering development process, including requirements development and management per SAE ARP4754B
Experience working in safety-specific tools such as CAFTA or RELEX, as well as Microsoft Office (Intermediate Excel required)
Must have the ability to sit for long periods of time
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Travel (flying and driving) to various domestic and international worksites and client offices are required
This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a 'U.S. Person' as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required
Company
AeroTEC - Aerospace Testing Engineering & Certification Inc.
AeroTEC develops, tests and certifies new aircraft products using innovative and scalable development, test and certification techniques to help large and small aerospace companies everywhere bring their products to market quickly, easily and efficiently.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Bart Heinz
Deputy CEO
Tiffany Macconnell
Executive Assistant to President & CEOs
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